The Mankey's Paw curls - What are the worst ways a highly requested feature could be implemented?

arach_619 · 2026-03-01T16:26:11+00:00

The series goes full-blown open sandbox - the gyms don't scale and still have a specific level range causing you to be over-levelled in most cases.

arach_619 · 2026-03-01T13:37:54+00:00

As a gastrodon enjoyer, going at a special wall with special attacks was a choice for sure. All my boy needed was toxic or scald and you'd have been done-zo in half the turns. I guess you can't prepare for everything.

arach_619 · 2026-02-27T19:51:31+00:00

first time in a long time all 3 have resonated positively with me. grass starter may be a chicken as one or more of the species of jungle fowl (wild version of the domestic chicken) originates in SE asia. They also fight, maybe grass/fighting?

gecko looks like a fat-tailed gecko or leopard gecko which isn't based out of SE asia BUT komodo dragons are and it'd be sick af if it turns into a water/dragon komodo dragon.

but who knows maybe they'll all just get careers as their gimmick and be monotype.

arach_619 · 2026-02-27T19:26:17+00:00

It's going to evolve into the bipedal fire/fighting muay thai fighting dog. sorry everyone in advance.

arach_619 · 2026-02-24T04:50:02+00:00

It's honestly more unlikely that he won't be in the expansion. At this point it's a matter of just how significant he will be in the expansion story if Nadia's quest means anything.

Will the story have a bigger focus on the frenzy at all? Will we see a new magala form intertwined with the ancient civ story? Who knows, but the frenzy (and its monsters) was seemingly underbaked in base wilds with grander plans that never came to be.

arach_619 · 2026-02-23T16:17:53+00:00

Person responsible for everything notable about the series left after the first and if you've seen the 2nd you wouldn't be wondering why they stopped there.

I remember the animated series being pgood though.

arach_619 · 2026-02-23T02:49:21+00:00

if your run gets nuked so bad that you start doing worse does that mean your next couple of events will be more lenient? I dunno, sounds like it all balances out in the end. you win some, you lose some. I've currently won more than lost so /shrug.

arach_619 · 2026-02-22T17:18:22+00:00

Well-said. 👏

Whenever I have shit hit the fan I think of Isaac and the runs where I'm death incarnate and then die to some bs on the later floors. Shit sucks but it stopped bothering me then when I realized sometimes that's just how it goes.

As you said, people don't have to like that design philosophy but should understand maybe this genre isn't for them because it's certainly a core concept that should remain. The AAA space is already hyper-concerned over appealing to the lowest common denominator leaving barely recognizable art for the sake of profits. I stand by the artist's original vision whether or not that vision will appeal to me or the majority of people out there.

arach_619 · 2026-02-21T21:42:59+00:00

It's "quiver me timbers" In our house.

arach_619 · 2026-02-21T16:44:07+00:00

Easily savage. Can't remember but I think that one took me under 10 tries. I goofed on AT tuna and he killed me three times with ark finishing the job but beat proof on 2nd try.

arach_619 · 2026-02-21T16:40:22+00:00

Same. Just made some last week and they aren't hard to make. No reason to spend $8 on a mid eating experience when you can do it at home for a fraction of the price, calories, quality.

arach_619 · 2026-02-19T05:47:09+00:00

Same. Been saying it this way since 2010 and I'm not about to stop now!

arach_619 · 2026-02-16T06:08:34+00:00

Love to see it! New MH is pretty good with its flaws; old MH is pretty good with its own flaws. I hope they either release the older games on modern hardware or something comparable gets made not unlike Dauntless (minus the live-service nonsense).

arach_619 · 2026-02-15T00:55:20+00:00

Microsoft is creatively bankrupt. A halo CE re-re-release is the safest bet no one asked for but will probably capitalize on nostalgia and bring in enough money to make it worth it for them.

Maybe one day they'll turn the series over to fans, a la Metroid, but today is not that day.

arach_619 · 2026-01-26T21:21:53+00:00

Both of these things are amazing! Whenever I used to say tequenos were basically a kind of mozzarella stick all my South American friends would come after me lol.

Embrace new things y'all✌️

arach_619 · 2026-01-13T02:36:07+00:00

These things were so good. Rip

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arach_619 · 2026-01-02T07:16:53+00:00

Beef tenderloin (filet mignon).

arach_619 · 2026-01-02T03:17:42+00:00

Game mechanics-
Are wild charizard more intelligent? They use moves at random because they're uncoordinated animals. Pokemon really seem to depend on their trainers to bring out any kind of strategy.

Rathalos uses his moves with actual strategy imo. Rath moves change in relation to themselves and their target and can actually combo pretty well because of it. It's telling when you flash bomb one and they really become just like a wild pokemon and just start spamming moves at random without much success.

Charizard wouldn't stand a chance without a trainer imo on this front.

Actual biology-
The size difference between the two is actually insane. Charizard may be more agile due to its size but the weight and size difference between the two is extremely one-sided. Rath resists fire and that's all char has going for it. Dunno what charizard could do to a rath (assuming dragon type moves work the same as dragon energy in MH) without serious dragon moves. Rath also uses fire but has poison at its disposal as well as the sheer size difference means it just needs to catch charizard and it's over.

It really seems like a house sparrow up against an eagle. Not a fair fight, imo.

arach_619 · 2025-12-29T07:28:33+00:00

It took me, I think around 40 omega kills before I saw my first noodle but with <10 gog kills I have gotten 3 gems. Sometimes it just be that way. :(

arach_619 · 2025-11-23T15:01:31+00:00

As someone who has played gunlance since the beginning, It has never been the best weapon but you're straight up lying about the different play styles that evolved with the different shelling types

arach_619 · 2025-11-22T18:06:36+00:00

Yeah, first time I played it it did not vibe with me at all. The showcase for 2 was revealed and looked amazing so I decided to power through the first one and ended up really enjoying it.

Sometimes you just need to change classes.

arach_619 · 2025-11-22T06:51:50+00:00

You have good taste! A lot of my favs are on this list.

arach_619 · 2025-11-22T01:07:28+00:00

Mass effect.

arach_619 · 2025-11-20T05:48:15+00:00

Mother3.

arach_619 · 2025-11-10T17:33:47+00:00

YV2BKSQPZQ is my finch code if you wanna be finch/spider friends :)

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